The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization (NHEO) announces that Mr. Juan Sepúlveda, appointed in 2009 by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as Director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, will be the keynote speaker of the NHEO Forum Atlanta 2010, a national event designed to arm entrepreneurs with the knowledge and resources needed to create, grow and maintain businesses during tough economic times.

Mr. Sepúlveda, with his vast experience in community development, management and capacity building, is the perfect resource for this event that promises to be a fascinating one, providing an explorative space where entrepreneurs and supporters of the mission will focus together on ideas, innovation, and social impact.

Forum panelists at the NHEO Atlanta Forum 2010 will include Miguel Galarza, President of Yerba Buena Engineering, Rafael Andino, founder of Biofisica, Inc., George Haddad, Aerospace Engineer at NASA Kennedy Space Center, Daniel Vargas, President of Vargas & Amigos, Christine Clavijo-Kish, Senior Vice-President of Multicultural Markets for PR Newswire, and Juan Pablo Giometti, Founder of NHEO. The general speaking sessions will be moderated by Ms. Gabriela Frías from CNN en Español.

The NHEO Forum Atlanta 2010 "“ "A Meeting of Minds" Entrepreneurship and Innovation Forum "“ will take place on April 2nd, 2010, at the Emory Goizueta Business School. This special event will be an open forum for entrepreneurs, social innovators, academia, executives, students, and policymakers to interact, with an end goal of fostering collaboration, the cross-pollination of experiences, and the exchange of valuable ideas.

"Having Mr. Sepúlveda as keynote speaker at the Atlanta Forum 2010 validates the relevance of this event. This kind of activity will help foster new possibilities and initiatives for Hispanic entrepreneurs in the US to achieve their dreams," says Founder and CEO of NHEO.ORG Juan Pablo Giometti. "This forum will promote our goal of inspiring entrepreneurial culture. We are very confident of the success of this unique event." Along with NHEO, other sponsors for the event include Emory Goizueta Business School, Liberty Tax Service, Allstate, NASA, Georgia Bio, PR Newswire, Latino Leaders, and Univision 34 Atlanta.

To sign up for the NHEO Forum Atlanta 2010, or for additional information, please visit http://www.nheo.org.

About National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization
National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization (NHEO.ORG), headquartered in Charlotte, NC, was founded to empower Hispanic entrepreneurs, who are underrepresented in America. NHEO provides the know-how, networking, and mentoring resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, programs and web-based resources. NHEO has recent partnerships with Microsoft and PR Newswire. Since launching in 2009, the organization has helped entrepreneurs, service partners, investors, researchers and public policy makers in diverse industries and at all stages of development. For additional information, visit http://www.nheo.org or call 704-909-7945.

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization, Inc. (NHEO)

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization, Inc. (NHEO)

National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization (NHEO), headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., was founded to empower Hispanic entrepreneurs, who are underrepresented in America. NHEO provides the know-how, networking, and mentoring resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, programs and web-based resources. NHEO has recent partnerships with Microsoft and PR Newswire, and since launching in 2009 the organization has helped entrepreneurs, service partners, investors, researchers and public policy makers in diverse industries and at all stages of development.

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